Hearts and minds(of which neocons ac as if they have neither.) They certainly don't have the Iraqis.

"It also finds that 70% of Iraqis favor setting a timetable for U.S. forces to withdraw, evenly split between those who want it done within six months and those who would allow two years. A majority expect the new Iraqi government to call for a pullout.

"The poll also found that 80% of Iraqis think the United States plans to maintain permanent bases in the country--even if the newly-elected Iraqi government asks American forces to leave."

"The finding that among Sunni Muslims, 88% said they approved of the attacks of Americans, contrasted with just 16% of Kurds, comes as little surprise. The eyebrow-raiser, however, is that 41% of Shiite Muslims support that idea.

"Of the 47% overall who back the attacks, about half say they "strongly" feel this way.

"PIPA Director Steven Kull commented, “It appears that support for attacks on U.S.-led forces may not always be prompted by a desire for the US to leave Iraq immediately but rather to put pressure on the U.S. to leave eventually—something most Iraqis perceive the U.S. as having no intention of doing.”